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The Old Mine Cut Is Having a Moment. It Never Left the Vault.

There is a diamond cut that predates electric light. Cut by hand, faceted by eye, shaped not for symmetry but for fire — the old mine cut belongs to an era when a jeweler judged a stone by candleli...

Why Cocktail Rings Are the Season's Most Reached-For Jewelry Pieces

If there is one piece of jewelry worth reaching for this season, make it a cocktail ring. A great cocktail ring can change the entire mood of what you're wearing. It brings color, sparkle and per...

Why Estate Jewelry Is Making a Comeback

  For years, jewelry was defined by one word: minimalism. Delicate chains. Tiny pendants. Barely-there rings. Today, something different is happening. Women are rediscovering the beauty of jewelry...

Are Mined Diamonds Really Rare? The Case For Lab-Grown Diamonds and Allyure Stones

The word "rare" has done more work for the diamond industry than the stone itself ever needed to. Here's the part that rarely makes it into an engagement ring ad: mined diamonds are not geologicall...

Estate Jewelry vs. Trend Jewelry — And the Rare Piece That Belongs to Neither

  The jewelry world has always sorted itself into two camps. On one side: estate jewelry — vintage pieces with provenance, history, and a kind of quiet authority that only comes with age. On the o...

The Button Ring: A History of Old Hollywood's Boldest Statement

The button ring is the loudest piece of jewelry that doesn't say a word. Born in the cocktail era, immortalized by Joan Crawford, and built for the woman who walks into a room and changes the tempe...